International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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Kekulé-cycle XIV Els Grieten   |   added on Feb 24, 2011    |    Belgium The Royal Flemish Chemical Society together with the University of Antwerp organize a series of lectures by international scientists on 6 evenings
Topic: sustainable and green chemistry, analytical chemistry, art, biotechnology, networking Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, industrial chemists, research scientists, universities, post graduate students, high schools, teachers

National Workshop on Natural Product Chemistry and Laboratory Methods Santosh Kumar Gurung   |   added on Feb 24, 2011    |    Nepal Lectures by relevant resource persons about natural product chemistry research area and hands-on experiments in natural product chemistry field.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, conferences, seminars, workshops, hands-on activities, demonstrations, analytical chemistry, science fair Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, educators, industrial chemists, research scientists, universities, post graduate students, teachers, secondary school students, secondary schools students

Commemorative IYC Publication (in Spanish): “Tienes química, tienes vida” Concepció Roca   |   added on Feb 23, 2011    |    Spain Divulgative publication by the Chemistry and Society Forum. It approaches eleven (for 2011) main sectors in which chemistry and the chemical industry play a vital role in human progress and wellbeing.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, publications, references Audience: general public, decision makers, students, educators

"Expanding the Frontiers of Chemistry" - Seminar Series at the National University in Heredia, Costa Rica Sergio Madrigal-Carballo   |   added on Feb 23, 2011    |    Costa Rica An academic seminar under the topic "Expanding the frontiers of chemistry" will be held at the School of Chemistry (National University, Costa Rica) celebrating 2011-IYC. Invited speakers from abroad will share their experience in teaching and researching chemistry with local students and academia.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, networking, conferences, seminars, workshops Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, industrial chemists, post graduate students, universities, research scientists

Cultural IYC2011 Event: Sinhala and Tamil New Year Celebration N.M. Sanjaya Hettigedara   |   added on Feb 23, 2011    |    Sri Lanka This cultural celebration will be held at the Folk Art Centre (Janakala Kendraya) at Pelawatte, Battaramulla, on 3rd April 2011 from 9:00am to 8:00pm. The entire programme will be especially focused on the cultural values and harmony among communities. Demonstration of chemistry of traditional foods is one of the activities.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, educational materials, hands-on activities, demonstrations, competition Audience: professional chemists, students